Lexie Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 I am new to mushroom hunting and I believe I found wine caps but want a second opinion before eating them. Found in South Indiana today, growing out of woodchips on a lawn. Purple tinted gills and purple spores. Any help is appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Almost certainly Stropharia rugosoannulata, Wine Cap Stropharia. Other species of Stropharia also have dark purplish spore prints. But, the large size, the "cogwheel" annuli, and occurrence in spring all support this species ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexie Posted May 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dave W said: Almost certainly Stropharia rugosoannulata, Wine Cap Stropharia. Other species of Stropharia also have dark purplish spore prints. But, the large size, the "cogwheel" annuli, and occurrence in spring all support this species ID. Thank you Dave! This is very helpful. Online lots of recipes mainly show the younger caps in photo- are the mature caps also good to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 Young example are best. Mature versions may have stems that are kinda fibrous. If so, maybe dice the stems into small pieces. The ones seen i the photos looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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